Doug Bird vs. Ranger Suarez — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ranger Suarez
MillenialVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ranger Suarez built a career as a starting pitcher and Doug Bird as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ranger Suarez led in home run suppression (HR9+ 186 vs 65), run prevention (ERA+ 156 vs 75), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 127 vs 91). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 106). Role difference aside, Ranger Suarez holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Ranger Suarez

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
2.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.41
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.89
58.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
3.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2286
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
728
8.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
2.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
705
8.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3197
37.76
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
3.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.87
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2905
34.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Ranger Suarez

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
2.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.41
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2286
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
2.23
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
2.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.88
97.88
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.989
0.989
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Ranger Suarez

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
432
2880
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
3300
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
26
458.82
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.677
0.677
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
88.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.37
41.9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
80
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
158.82
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
123.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.596
0.596
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.43
42.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
158.82
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.78
3.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
6
40
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
105.88
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA